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I'm sure Kermit will stay young a lot longer than I will.

— Jim Henson Interview with Associated Press (1986)

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As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.

When you trick people into laughing at themselves, that's wit. If you don't laugh at yourself, everything becomes heavy.

Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

A lot of the shows relate to interrelationships and attitudes, again, always trying to do it within the context of a very entertaining show.

Interview with Associated Press (1987)

Puppets have the same sort of graceful aging that cartoon characters have.

Interview with Associated Press (1986)

If any-thing, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the U.S.

Interview with Judy Harris (1982)

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